Headdress
Name/Title
HeaddressEntry/Object ID
2018.3.128Description
Property C19: Wooden Candelabra Headdress. Object: ceremonial mask, Artist/Maker: Apache, Title/Model: Candelabra Headdress, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Southwest, Medium/Technique: 8 wooden plinths, twine, nails, and paint / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 20" H x 20.25" W x 1" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A Gan is a mountain spirit sent to the Apache to teach them to live in harmony. Each ceremonial dance has four dancers, or crown dancers. The plinths of the Apache Gan dancer headdress have been arranged in two groups of three and painted white. The ends of the two groups, now feathers, are painted black on tips. The bottom of the groups is attached vertically to the ends of a horizontal white painted plinth in a "U" shape. A single vertical plinth is attached in the center of the "U" shape. The vertical objects on the end are painted with red circles with a blue bird in the center. The single center plinth has a black cross and a yellow-gold lightning- bolt. This headdress was used in an Apache ceremony.Collection
NATIVE AMERICANMade/Created
Date made
circa 1990Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
SouthwestContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Apache
Native American